Assigned Multi-modal Texts (traditionally referred to as ‘readings’)

Aside from the texts listed below I will recommend additional blog sites, podcasts and other multi-modal texts on an ongoing basis. I will add these to the appropriate page(s) on this site.

Blogs:
Critical Literacy Blog
http://critical-literacies.blogspot.com/

“What’s a blog?”
http://www2.blogger.com/tour_start.g

How to Create a Blog-site
http://www.blogger.com/start

Podcasts:

Critical Literacy in Practice
www.clippodcast.com

Just One More Book
www.justonemorebook.com

Books/Articles/Chapters

Four Resources Model
http://www.readingonline.org/research/lukefreebody.html

Janks,H. (2000 ) Domination, Access, Diversity, and Design: A Synthesis Model for Literacy Education. Educational Review. Volume 52. Number 2. 175-186.

Sumida, A. et al (2006). “Teaching to the Fourth Power” . Language Arts. Urbana, IL: NCTE.

Vasquez,V. (2005) Negotiating Critical Literacies with Young Children. Mahwah,NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc.

Vasquez, V. 2000. “Our Way: Using the Everyday
to Create a Critical Literacy Curriculum.”
Primary Voices 9 (2), pp. 8-13.
http://www.bazmakaz.com/vasquezhome/books/our_way.pdf

What is a Podcast?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting

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